Quote by Bernd Heinrich

“Alliances are useful in some situations. In others, they are absolutely vital. But”

— Timothy Zahn

“This is a pact, my dear. An alliance. Allies never trust each other, but that doesn't spoil their effectiveness. Our motives might be quite…

— Ayn Rand

“I find, that, in general, alliances based on friendship are the only things that last. Not alliances based on words and letters.”

— Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

“allies are essential; that commitments are so sacred that by nature they should be rare; and that grandstanding rarely gets anything done.”

— Alice Schroeder

“We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.”

— Sun Tzu

“Enemies may unite to eliminate a common threat, but never without a wary eye fixed on their ally.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Adversity is neither friend nor foe. It is a common acquaintance that is desired less and rewarded most when embraced.”

— Carolyn Wells

“An honorable adversary is better than a dishonorable ally.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one’s partner.”

— Nelson Mandela

“Alliances are useful in some situations. In others, they are absolutely vital. But they must always be approached with caution. Unity of that sort…

— Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

“Keep friends. Lose enemies. Multiply allies. Increase comrades.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Without adversity, we never find who we are.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita